Head of Acquisitions at Memento Films International
Sata Cissokho is head of Acquisitions at Memento Films International. She first joined the company in 2014 as Festivals Manager while also handling the art-house label ARTSCOPE, whose titles include Chaitanya Tamhane’s ‘Court’ (Lion of the Future and Orizzonti Award for Best Film – Venice 2014), Gabriel Mascaro’s ‘Neon Bull’ (Special Jury Prize – Venice 2015), and Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese’s ‘This is not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection’ (Special Jury award for Visionary Filmmaking – Sundance 2020). She previously worked at New York-based independent distribution company Zeitgeist Films, and assisted the Tribeca Film Festival’s programming team. She also took part in several co-production platforms, working as Industry coordinator for Paris Project, Les Arcs Co-production Village and Paris Co-production Village.